L.I. We are learning to draw conclusions from our findings and make recommendations.
Conclusion:
According to our survey students prefer to read books about adventure with a human main character with a friend traveling with them.
Another thing the survey showed was that people like books that are in a present tense.
48% of students like J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Our survey showed that Sci Fi books are unpopular with teenage readers.
The results also show the story should start somewhere in a city with a non-fiction component in it.
Recommendation:
The Rimu novel should be a story about six friends who live in Japan and are at school when the earthquake struck and had to run as fast as they could to higher ground to escape the tsunami wave. When they run to where their houses where they both find no houses on their streets and their parents gone. They go on an epic adventure to find their parents, and find some magic on the way.
SummarySee complete responses
Do you enjoy reading books from any of the following authors?
Gabrielle Lord e.g. Conspiracy
12
6%
Robert Muchamore e.g. Cherub
32
15%
J.K. Rowling e.g. Harry Potter
99
48%
Rick Riodan e.g. Percy Jackson
41
20%
Anthony Horowitz e.g. Storm Breaker
40
19%
Stephanie Meyer e.g. Twilight
49
24%
Darreb Shan
6
3%
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
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Do you have a favourite book series?
Harry Potter
41
18%
Twilight
28
13%
The Mortal Instruments
3
1%
Alex Rider
25
11%
Confessions of Georgia Nicholson
6
3%
Percy Jackson
34
15%
Other
135
60%
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
|| Who is your favourite author??Darren ShanCadssandra ClareRobert MuchamoreAndy McnabRobert Muchamore?-don't knowJ.R.R. TolkienRobert MuchamoreJ.K RowlingR.L.Stine Robert MuchamoreDerek LandyJohn MarsdonJacqueline WilsonJenny Do...
What type of story do you like to read?
War
22
10%
Crime
22
10%
Adventure
74
33%
Romance
4
2%
Fantasy
14
6%
Action
33
15%
Horror
24
11%
Friendship
12
5%
Sci Fi
3
1%
Supernatural
7
3%
Do you judge a book by its cover?
Yes
111
49%
No
102
45%
Do you enjoy stories where the main characters are
Human
138
61%
Animals
24
11%
Mystical
51
23%
What period of time do you like books being set in?
Past
73
32%
Present
106
47%
Future
36
16%
Do you like reading about main characters who are
Friends
87
38%
Family e.g. brother & sister
12
5%
Enemy
74
33%
Couple e.g. husband & wife
3
1%
Strangers
38
17%
Briefly describe what characteristics you like in main characters?Witty/sarcastic, funny and awesome!!They should be human, maybe a group of friendsBrave, Normal (no super powers)Strong, willingbrave, strong, couragefunny, adventurous BRAVEbrave funny carzyWhen his friend goes to a different school.I like the main character to be adventuress, cunning, and smart but the character has to be realistic otherwise it makes the whole story a flop. well i like them to be more on the brave side, are quite friendly and i can relate to themHappy,Smart,cool,funny,Adventurer,always knows what to doBrave, kind, heroic, smart, cunning, tacticalI like characters that are...
What point of view do you enjoy reading?
First Person
144
64%
Third Person
70
31%
Briefly describe the best ending to a novelBad ending, someone dying The enddieing awesomely or winning the mistery I wouldn't want the main character to die.A novel thats well written?live together the endthe enda twist right at the end Someone get savedsome how dies sadlycontinuing with series When whatever the problem is solved and everyone is happy until another problem is realised and that would make a new journey take place and the next book or something would write about that. the end of the harry potter series it was intense happyThey solve the problem and start another one at the very end or you could have a really funny end...
What type of setting do you enjoy books being set in?
City
95
44%
Country
80
37%
Forest
64
30%
Space
17
8%
School
38
18%
Home
42
20%
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
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Do you like reading a story that makes you feel
Happy
68
32%
Sad
23
11%
Excited
100
47%
Like laughing
100
47%
Angry
12
6%
Nervous
47
22%
Scared
31
14%
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
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How do you like a mystery to end?
The mystery being solved
53
23%
The mystery being solved and then another one unravels
109
48%
Not completely solved
54
24%
Briefly describe what hooks you into a book?Catchy title and front coverFightingCherub, nick stoneeverythingthe cover ans what the story is aboutmysterie so you want to keep on reading the main charactersFunniness continuing with series When they get straight into the book and don't bore people at the start of the book. When you get excited about what happens next and when you also laugh while reading it. When the frist few words can paint a picture in my headmonsters Funny stuff cool gadgets and some chapters finishing with some sepenceWhen someone dies in a gory way, when there is a major problem that involves the world being dest...
Do you like a story that has an element in truth?
Yes
148
65%
No
68
30%
Briefly describe what they ultimate mystery story would be about e.g. someone trying to solve the death of a family member .?don't know?yes death and finding foot printssomeone gets killed and then te family member trys to figure it out then kills the person then police and friends try to find out who killed themsomeone trying to solve the death of a family membersomeone trying to solve the death of a family member Death of villager. Somebody trying to solve the mystery of a death or a missing person or something. I don't know. I dont like boring story lines, like solving a death or a crime i find those books very boring. I like books like hinding from someone or something along those lines.missing family someon...
Number of daily responses
Tuesday 7 June
WALT: - Translate words into a numeric equation and then solve it.
S.C.
identify variables in word problem.
identify the action to use ( + - x / ).
put the variables in the correct order.
Key words for addition + increased by; more than; combined together; total of; sum; added to
Key words for Subtraction- less than, fewer than, reduced by, decreased by, difference of Key words for multiplication* xor integers next to each other (5y, xy): of, times, multiplied by Key words for divisionรท / per, a; out of; ratio of, quotient of; percent (divide by 100)
Thursday 2 June
L.I. We are learning to draw conclusions from our findings and make recommendations.
Conclusion:
According to our survey students prefer to read books about adventure with a human main character with a friend traveling with them.
Another thing the survey showed was that people like books that are in a present tense.
48% of students like J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Our survey showed that Sci Fi books are unpopular with teenage readers.
The results also show the story should start somewhere in a city with a non-fiction component in it.
Recommendation:
The Rimu novel should be a story about six friends who live in Japan and are at school when the earthquake struck and had to run as fast as they could to higher ground to escape the tsunami wave. When they run to where their houses where they both find no houses on their streets and their parents gone. They go on an epic adventure to find their parents, and find some magic on the way.
Summary See complete responses
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Who is your favourite author??Darren ShanCadssandra ClareRobert MuchamoreAndy McnabRobert Muchamore?-don't knowJ.R.R. TolkienRobert MuchamoreJ.K RowlingR.L.Stine Robert MuchamoreDerek LandyJohn MarsdonJacqueline WilsonJenny Do...
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Tuesday 7 June
WALT: - Translate words into a numeric equation and then solve it.
S.C.
increased by; more than; combined together; total of; sum; added to
less than, fewer than, reduced by, decreased by, difference of
Key words for multiplication * x or integers next to each other (5y, xy):
of, times, multiplied by
Key words for division รท /
per, a; out of; ratio of, quotient of; percent (divide by 100)